Gale Warning 364, NWS Anchorage, AK

351 
FZAK52 PAFC 051125
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-060045-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL EXIT TO THE
NORTH PACIFIC THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE SUN.

$$

PKZ150-060045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-060045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-060045-
BRISTOL BAY-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-060045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-060045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-060045-
UNALASKA BAY-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-060045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-060045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-060045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-060045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-060045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ177-060045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-060045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-060045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014


...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-060045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-060045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-060045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
325 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 15 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT.

$$

170 
FZAK52 PAFC 052314
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-061230-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL STALL OVER
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN EVENING AND DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING.
ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-061230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-061230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-061230-
BRISTOL BAY-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT TOWARD
MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-061230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-061230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 10 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF DUTCH HARBOR.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-061230-
UNALASKA BAY-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-061230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-061230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ174-061230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 8
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EARLY BECOMING S WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-061230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ176-061230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ177-061230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EARLY BECOMING E 20 KT BERING SIDE
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ178-061230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD MORNING
W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-061230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-061230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-061230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT.

$$

PKZ185-061230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
314 PM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10
KT BECOMING SE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1250 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE MULTI-CENTERED UPPER LEVEL
CLOSED LOW IS CENTERED NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN
ALASKA PENINSULA. A BUILDING UPSTREAM RIDGE HAS CAUSED ENERGY
TO DIVE SOUTHWARD ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW RESULTING IN
AMPLIFICATION OF THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH. THIS IN TURN IS HELPING TO
PUSH A TRIPLE POINT LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
GULF OF ALASKA TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. THE BULK OF PRECIP WITH THIS
IS OFFSHORE AT THE MOMENT...BUT WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTH GULF
COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MEANWHILE...A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH
WHICH MOVED OUT OF SIBERIA IS DIGGING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD WESTERN
ALASKA...BRINGING ARCTIC AIR WITH IT.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND GENERALLY SHOW
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES AFFECTING THE FORECAST
AREA. THE 12Z NAM IS AN OUTLIER WITH ITS DEPICTION OF A MORE
ELONGATED TRIPLE POINT LOW ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF
COAST...ALTHOUGH THE 18Z RUN NOW LOOKS MORE SIMILAR TO THE OTHER
MODELS. MODELS HAVE BEGUN TO SHOW SOME RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY
WITH SECONDARY ARCTIC TROUGH DIGGING ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY. THUS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL (INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU)
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY IS INCREASING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE SHORT-WAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE
ARCTIC WILL CROSS WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND HELP TO
SLOW THE NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF. IN
FACT THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL DISSIPATE JUST OFFSHORE WHICH WILL
CONFINE THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL AREAS. THE ARCTIC
TROUGH WILL STALL OVER INTERIOR ALASKA...BUT WILL COME CLOSE
ENOUGH TO SOUTHCENTRAL LATE SATURDAY TO GENERATE SOME WEAK
VERTICAL MOTION. THUS...EXPECT AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO
DEVELOP ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY. WEAK WAVES WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MOVE UP FROM THE
GULF AND CONTRIBUTE TO PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY
WILL BE WARM ENOUGH FOR ALL RAIN ALONG THE COAST. LOW LEVEL
THICKNESSES SUPPORT MAINLY SNOW INLAND...ALTHOUGH SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS SO EXPECT
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY ON PAVED SURFACES.

THE BIGGER EVENT LOOKS TO BE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS A
REINFORCING TROUGH DIGS OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND COOK INLET. WITH DEEP MOISTURE
ALREADY IN PLACE AT THE ONSET AND COLD AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE
WEST THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THE COOK
INLET TO MAT-SU CORRIDOR. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE
EXACT ORIENTATION AND AMPLITUDE OF THE TROUGH WHICH WILL DETERMINE
WHICH AREAS SEE THE MOST SNOW OUT OF THIS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND
THE FRONT CURRENTLY SITTING OVER THE BRISTOL BAY WILL RAPIDLY
DISSIPATE. THE APPROACHING ARCTIC TROUGH WILL GENERATE SOME LIGHT
SNOW AS IT MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT SWIFT
MOVEMENT MEANS SNOW WILL BE SHORT-LIVED IN ANY ONE AREA. THE
SECOND TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH ON MONDAY PROVIDING A REINFORCING
SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR AND SETTING UP COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AS
WE HEAD INTO THE NEW WEEK.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE CURRENT LOW/TROUGH SHIFTS SOUTH AND
EASTWARD A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL BE SHORT-
LIVED AS ANOTHER LARGE CLOSED LOW MOVES OUT OF ASIA INTO THE
WESTERN BERING SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SET UP SHOP
OVER THE BERING SEA NEXT WEEK.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THIS
WEEKEND WILL EXIT EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE UPPER LEVELS REMAINING
FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE. PRIOR MODEL RUNS HAD INDICATED A FAIRLY ROBUST
BLOCKING RIDGE SETTING UP OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND KEEPING THE
MAINLAND DRY THROUGH ALL OF NEXT WEEK. THE LATEST SOLUTIONS HAVE
BACKED OFF ON THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE...ALLOWING THE BERING
TROUGH TO PENETRATE THE MAINLAND BY LATE NEXT WEEK. IN EITHERCASE...THERE
WILL BE A FEW DAYS OF DRY AND COOL WEATHER OVER THE MAINLAND WHILE
WEATHER ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...119 120 131 170 171 173 174 175 176 177
                        179 181 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&

SEB APR 14